Ecological aspects of Phlebotomines (Diptera: Psychodidae) and the transmission of American cutaneous leishmaniasis agents in an Amazonian/ Guianan bordering area

Ecological aspects of Phlebotomines (Diptera: Psychodidae) and the transmission of American cutaneous leishmaniasis agents in an Amazonian/ Guianan bordering area

Abstract Background An entomological study was conducted in the municipality of Oiapoque (lower Oyapock River Basin) in the Brazilian side bordering French Guiana to gain information on the transmission pattern of American cutaneous leishmaniasis (ACL) in that region, presumed to reflect the classic...

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Main Authors: Thiago Vasconcelos dos Santos, Ghislaine Prévot, Marine Ginouvès, Rosemere Duarte, Fernando Tobias Silveira, Marinete Marins Póvoa, Elizabeth Ferreira Rangel
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2018-11-01
Series:Parasites & Vectors
Subjects:
Leishmania guyanensis
Disease transmission
Vector ecology
State of Amapá
Brazil
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13071-018-3190-0

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